Scientists are largely in the dark about how to stop or treat the many never-seen-before global health problems of recent years, from the emergence of the deadly MERS virus in Saudi Arabia, to a new killer strain of bird flu in China and an unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Researchers are looking to streamline clinical trials for new drugs to treat these diseases and eliminate the bureaucratic obstacles that often prevent an effective response to outbreaks.
Diseases largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago are returning. Across America, children are getting sick and dying from these preventable diseases—in part because some parents (more than 10%) choose to skip or delay their children’s immunizations.
The United States is currently experiencing a large, multi-state measles outbreak linked to an amusement park in California. Since the beginning of the year, 121 cases have been reported across 17 states and the District of Columbia. It is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms of measles, and understand that timely vaccination is the key to preventing measles. The CDC reports that 1 in 12 children in the U.S. are not receiving the measles vaccination.
One of the basic things we can do to improve our health and wellness is to protect our bodies from external insults (toxins). In Part Two of this series we discussed the role of the skin in this process and how to take care of it. The next organ system to consider...
One effect of the new health care legislation is to encourage individuals and families to seek out less expensive, comprehensive primary care in clinics and other settings offering a wellness approach to health. Basically, the incentive is to be well, stay well,...
We use cookies to optimize our website and our service.
Functional cookies Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
